Arrows success at Cross Country
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Outstanding Arrows success at the Herts County Veterans Cross Country Champs
The clocks sprung forward and the temperature dropped but that didn't deter 10 Harpenden Arrows from racing the Herts County Veterans Cross Country Championship.
Roger Completes the Spine Race
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At last, my account of the 2023 Winter Spine Race. It took much longer to write than it did to complete the 268 mile course! https://www.strava.com/
So this was my attempt to put my dnf of 2020 behind me. That year I had managed to get over the end of the actual Pennines into the South Tyne Valley but crawling through the mud and bogs in the rain and dark meant that when I became too cold, I didn’t have the mental resources to think my way out of it with another layer, a sleep, food etc. I was so desperately tired that I just wanted to stop. Would I do better this time? I had made a lot of mistakes during that race but also with preparation of kit etc. For example, I had been unable to recharge my headtorch spare battery quickly enough and when both of the batteries were spent I had to switch to my spare torch but wasn’t sure that I had enough battery power to make it to the next checkpoint. In short, lack of foresight put me under pressure when I was already tired. The other thing to avoid was to consider any section of it easy. The headline climbs of Pen-y-Ghent and Cross Fell and the technical challenges of the Falcon Clints boulder field and the Cauldron Snout waterfall might demand more attention but long trudges through nondescript forest plantations require a great deal of concentration and application.
Founding member steps down
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Colin Wareham steps down
After 15 years of service to the club founding member Colin Wareham stepped down from the committee and from his role of club President at the Feb 2022 AGM.
Although Colin could not be at the AGM he sent the following video message to club members. Please click on the image to play the video.
Hosting a Mid Week Road Race 2019
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Harpenden Arrows hosts its first major race
Arrows in the news again! Another great story in the Herts Ad this week celebrating our first race!
Harpenden Arrows Running Club hosted the first major race event in its 10-year history this week, marking a big step forward in the club’s development.
A total of 440 runners from 14 clubs across Hertfordshire gathered at Harpenden Rugby Club for the opening round for Divisions 2 & 3 in the 2019 Scott’s Travel Midweek Road Race League series.
Starting and finishing at the Rugby Club, the largely rural 10km course skirted Harpenden Golf Club and went through West Common before going down Beesonend Lane, and then along and back up to the finish via Hammondsend Wood.
Over 80 Harpenden Arrows members were involved in supporting the event in roles ranging from organising and signposting the route, managing car parking, marshalling the event, and catering for all the runners afterwards.
Herts XC 2019
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Arrows fly high as Harpenden enjoy good Herts championship
From the Herts Advertiser: 9th January 2019
Harpenden Arrows' senior women at the Herts Cross Country Championship.
Harpenden Arrows Running Club enjoyed a good day out at the Hertfordshire County Cross Country Championships.